Extreme Cold Event – Friday Night/Saturday Morning, January 23/24th Conditions

Written on 01/24/2026
Illinois Storm Chasers

(9:00PM – Friday, January 23rd, 2026) Cold conditions continue tonight/Saturday morning…

⏱️Timing…
•Tonight/Saturday Morning, January 23/24th

📍Location…
•Northern & Central Illinois.

🥶Hazards…
•Low temperatures will range from 0 to -17 across much Northern and Central Illinois.
•Wind chills values of -15 to -30 will be common across much of Northern and Central Illinois.

✔️Summary…
•Cold Arctic air will continue to impact the state, with another night of cold temperatures and wind chills expected across a large portion of the state.